Tag Archives: bike couriers

You Can’t Imitate the Smell

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Hoag

Fifth and Pike, “the Lifers” There is only one thing more offensive to the embattled bike messenger than a newbie on a track bike; and that is a hipster newbie on a track bike. A friend of mine has the … Continue reading →

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When Messengers Rode in Critical Mass

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Hoag

I’ve saved this Stranger clipping since about 1997 (wow.) The cop pulls the kid off of his bike for not stopping, the kid breaks his arm in the fall and is unconscious, every body forms a circle around the cop … Continue reading →

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The Seattle Bike Messenger

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Hoag

When I got my first job as a bike messenger in Seattle, people were already talking about the end of the industry. That was in 1994, and the fax machine was supposed to be the reason that businesses would no … Continue reading →

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